There's a moose loose aboot this hoose!
This is a phrase to illustrate Scottish pronunciation (a moose = a mouse)
loose and lose
I'm not sure why these two should get mixed up since they are pronounced differently, in Scotland at any rate!
I'm not sure why these two should get mixed up since they are pronounced differently, in Scotland at any rate!
To lose is the verb. (pronounced looze)
I don't want to lose my place in the queue.
Loose is an adjective, pronounced loose and it rhymes with moose.
He's got a loose tooth.He's got a screw loose.
Test yourself:
- Where did you … your glasses?
- I always … my way here.
- He was at a … end.
- There's a killer on the ….
- All hell broke …
- He stands to … his house.
ANSWERS: paste upside down answers into FLIP
˙ǝsnoɥ sıɥ ǝsol oʇ spuɐʇs ǝɥ 6
˙ǝsool ǝʞoɹq llǝɥ llɐ 5
˙ǝsool ǝɥʇ uo ɹǝllıʞ ɐ s,ǝɹǝɥʇ 4
˙puǝ ǝsool ɐ ʇɐ sɐʍ ǝɥ 3
˙ǝɹǝɥ ʎɐʍ ʎɯ ǝsol sʎɐʍlɐ ı 2
¿sǝssɐlƃ ɹnoʎ ǝsol noʎ pıp ǝɹǝɥʍ 1
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